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Comprehensive two day seminar covering assessment and treatment of swallowing/oral-motor/feeding from a problem-solving perspective. Neonates through school age. Current approaches, case studies. Videos to enhance learning. Essential skills for pediatric practice and problem-solving complex cases. Rated “excellent” in feedback received from both highly experienced therapists and new grads! Multiple learning levels.
Learning Outcomes
•Delineate normal swallowing (neonate -> adulthood)
•Describe the impact of atypical neuro-motor development on oral-motor/feeding/swallowing
•Provide current treatment strategies for neonates/medically-fragile infants, babies, CP, sensory issues, feeding aversions, the “minimally” involved, drooling, tube fed, oral-motor
•Describe airway, breathing and flow rate issues that impact safety of feeding and intake
•Identify key criteria for nipples, bottles, spoons, cups.
•Describe a wide variety of intervention and problem-solving techniques, neonate->school-aged
•List key indicators to refer for a swallow study, what to expect, how to utilize information
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